CN215809227U - Front panel and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a front panel and an air conditioner, wherein the front panel comprises a base provided with an air inlet, an air inlet plate group rotating relative to the air inlet and a driving source arranged on the base, and the driving source is used for driving the air inlet plate group to rotate so as to open or close the air inlet; the air intake plate group comprises a decorative plate and a reinforcing plate arranged on one side of the decorative plate, and the reinforcing plate is provided with a protruding portion extending along the axial direction of the decorative plate. The air conditioner comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises a shell and the front panel. The front panel and the air conditioner provided by the utility model have the advantages of high structural strength of the air inlet plate group and long service life.

Description

Front panel and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field, in particular to a front panel and an air conditioner.

Background

An air conditioner is an apparatus for manually adjusting and controlling parameters such as temperature, humidity, and flow rate of ambient air in a building or structure. An air conditioner generally includes an indoor unit for heating or cooling indoor air, an outdoor unit for heat-exchanging with outdoor air, and a medium duct for connecting the indoor unit and the outdoor unit and for flowing a medium.

The existing indoor unit comprises a shell, a panel, a fan and an evaporator. The shell and the panel surround to form an accommodating space, and the fan and the evaporator are arranged in the accommodating space. The panel is equipped with air outlet and air intake, and the air intake is rotationally provided with the air inlet board.

However, the existing air inlet plate is long, so that the air inlet plate is low in overall strength and easy to damage.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model provides a front panel and an air conditioner, which are used for solving the problems that the existing air inlet panel is long in length, so that the overall strength of the air inlet panel is low and the air inlet panel is easy to damage.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a front panel, including a base provided with an air inlet, an air inlet plate set rotating relative to the air inlet, and a driving source disposed on the base, wherein the driving source is configured to drive the air inlet plate set to rotate so as to open or close the air inlet; the air intake plate group comprises a decorative plate and a reinforcing plate arranged on one side of the decorative plate, and the reinforcing plate is provided with a protruding portion extending along the axial direction of the decorative plate.

In one possible implementation manner, the protruding portion includes a hollow first protruding portion, and a reinforcing strip for supporting the first protruding portion is arranged in the first protruding portion.

In one possible implementation manner, the first protruding portion is provided with an opening facing the decorative plate, and an accommodating space for accommodating the reinforcing strip is formed between the first protruding portion and the decorative plate.

In one possible implementation, the cross section of the reinforcing strip is annular.

In one possible implementation manner, the protruding portion further includes a second protruding portion, and the second protruding portion and the first protruding portion are arranged at an interval in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the decorative plate.

In one possible implementation manner, the second protruding portion is provided with a plurality of grooves, and the plurality of grooves are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the second protruding portion; and/or the cross section of the second bulge is triangular.

In one possible implementation manner, a reinforcing rib is connected between the second end of the first protruding portion and the first end of the second protruding portion.

In one possible implementation manner, the height of the second end of the first protruding portion is higher than the height of the first end of the second protruding portion, and the reinforcing rib is triangular.

In one possible implementation manner, the reinforcing rib is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs, each reinforcing rib is opposite to one groove, and the projection of each reinforcing rib is located in the groove corresponding to the reinforcing rib.

Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides an air conditioner, including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit through a pipe; the indoor unit comprises a shell and the front panel, wherein the shell and the front panel surround to form an accommodating space for installing a fan and an evaporator.

According to the front panel and the air conditioner, the reinforcing plate is arranged on one side of the decorating plate, the first protruding portion extending along the axial direction of the decorating plate is arranged on the reinforcing plate, the thickness of the air inlet plate group is increased, the connecting strength between the two ends of the air inlet plate group in the length direction and the middle of the air inlet plate group is enhanced, the overall strength of the air inlet plate group is further improved, the air inlet plate group can be prevented from being too long and being broken, and the service life of the air inlet plate and the service life of the air conditioner can be prolonged.

In addition to the technical problems solved by the embodiments of the present invention, the technical features constituting the technical solutions, and the advantages brought by the technical features of the technical solutions described above, other technical problems solved by the embodiments of the present invention, other technical features included in the technical solutions, and advantages brought by the technical features will be further described in detail in the detailed description.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a sectional view of the air conditioner shown in fig. 1;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of an air intake plate assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the air intake plate assembly shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view at A-A of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view at B-B of FIG. 4;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of the reinforcing plate and reinforcing bar shown in fig. 3 in another direction.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a front panel;

11. a base; 112. an air inlet; 113. an air outlet;

12. an air intake plate group; 121. a decorative plate; 122. a reinforcing plate; 123. a first boss portion; 124. a reinforcing strip; 125. mounting a column; 126. a second boss portion; 127. a groove; 128. reinforcing ribs;

2. a bolt;

3. a housing;

31. a fan housing;

32. a fan;

33. an evaporator;

4. a filter member;

6. an air inlet channel;

7. an air outlet channel;

8. a cross member.

With the above figures, certain embodiments of the utility model have been illustrated and described in more detail below. The drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but rather to illustrate it by those skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In the panel of the air conditioner provided in the related art, the air inlet plate is rotatably disposed at the air inlet, and the driving source may rotate by driving the air inlet plate to open or close the air inlet. However, the existing air inlet has a longer length, which results in a longer air inlet plate, and further results in a lower overall strength of the air inlet plate, which is easily damaged.

In view of this, the air intake plate set provided in the embodiment of the present invention is configured to improve the bending resistance and the breaking resistance of the decoration plate by disposing the reinforcement plate on the decoration plate, and the reinforcement plate is provided with the first protrusion and the second protrusion extending along the axial direction of the decoration plate.

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention.

For convenience of description, the present embodiment takes the direction indicated by the arrow X in the drawings as the left, and the direction opposite to the X direction as the right; taking the direction indicated by an arrow Y as front and the direction opposite to the Y direction as back; the direction indicated by the arrow Z is up, and the direction opposite to the Z direction is down.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment of the utility model comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. The outdoor unit may be installed on the ceiling of a room or may be installed outdoors. As shown in fig. 1, the indoor unit can be suspended from the ceiling of the room by means of a cross-member 8. The indoor unit and the outdoor unit can be connected through a medium pipeline. The indoor unit realizes circulation of indoor air through the fan, and regulates and controls the temperature of the indoor air through the evaporator.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a sectional view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner shown in fig. 1, wherein fig. 1 and 2 show a state in which an intake front panel 1 is closed. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the indoor unit includes a casing 3 and a front panel 1. The housing 3 and the front panel 1 enclose an accommodating space for installing the fan 32 and the evaporator 33.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in particular, the housing 3 may comprise a hollow prism body with an open bottom end, and the prism body may comprise a top wall and a side wall connected to the outer periphery of the top wall and extending downward. The front panel 1 may include a base 11, and the base 11 may be disposed at a bottom end of the prism and may close an opening of the prism, so that the base 11 and the housing 3 may enclose an accommodating space.

Arrows in fig. 2 indicate flow paths of indoor air. In fig. 2, the front panel 1 is provided with an air inlet 112 and an air outlet 113. A fan shell 31 is arranged in the accommodating space, an air outlet channel 7 communicated with an air outlet 113 of the front panel 1 is formed on the inner side of the fan shell 31, and an air inlet channel 6 communicated with an air inlet 112 of the front panel 1 is formed between the outer side of the fan shell 31 and the inner side of the shell 3.

Specifically, the air outlet 113 of the front panel 1 is disposed on the bottom wall of the base 11, and the air inlet 112 of the front panel 1 is disposed on the bottom wall of the base 11 and/or the side wall of the base 11. In order to increase the intake of the front panel 1, the side wall and the bottom wall of the base 11 may be provided with an intake vent 112 as shown in fig. 2.

The above-mentioned fan case 31 is disposed in the accommodating space and extends in the vertical direction. The upper end of the fan shell 31 is provided with an air inlet 112, and the lower end of the fan shell 31 is provided with an air outlet 113. The evaporator 33 is covered outside the air inlet 112 of the fan housing 31, and the fan 32 is arranged in the fan housing 31.

Referring to fig. 2, air is guided by the blower 32 and enters the air intake duct 6 through the air inlet 112 of the front panel 1. The air in the air inlet channel 6 passes through the evaporator 33 and exchanges heat with the evaporator 33, and then enters the air outlet channel 7, namely the inside of the fan shell 31. Finally, the air flows out from the air outlet 113 of the front panel 1.

One or more air inlets 112 may be provided. When the air inlet 112 is provided in plural, the plural air inlets 112 may be distributed on the periphery of the air outlet 113. Fig. 1 and 2 illustrate the intake port 112 having two ports, and the two intake ports 112 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the axial plane of the outlet port 113. The axial plane of the outlet 113 means a plane that can bisect the outlet 113 into left and right portions. That is, the axial surface of the outlet 113 is a plane that can bisect the front wall surface and the rear wall surface of the outlet 113. The projections of the width-directional both ends of the evaporator 33 in fig. 2 on the bottom wall of the front panel 1 are located in the two air intakes 112. So as to reduce the flow path of the gas and further reduce the loss of wind energy.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the intake vent 112 is rotatably disposed with the intake vent set 12. The air intake duct group 12 may be driven by a driving source so that the air intake duct group 12 can rotate to a second position where the air intake 112 is opened and a first position where the air intake 112 is closed as shown in fig. 2. It should be noted that each air inlet 112 may be provided with one air inlet set 12. In fig. 2, two air inlets 112 respectively located at the left and right sides of the air outlet 113 are respectively rotatably provided with one air inlet group 12. The driving source can be powered by an external power supply or a built-in lithium battery.

The rotation mode of the air intake plate group 12 at the air intake 112 may include the following possibilities:

in one possible implementation manner, the rotation axis of the intake air duct group 12 may be located outside the intake air duct group 12, and the driving source may drive the intake air duct group 12 to rotate through the connecting rod assembly. The drive source may be, for example, a motor or the like capable of providing rotational force to the linkage assembly, or the drive source may be, for example, a cylinder or the like capable of providing translational force to the linkage assembly.

In another possible implementation of the rotation manner of the air inlet plate, the rotation axis of the air inlet plate group 12 may be on the air inlet plate group 12, the air inlet plate group 12 may be hinged to the base 11 through a rotating shaft, and the driving source, such as a motor, may be capable of driving the rotating shaft to rotate the air inlet plate group 12.

It should be noted that when the air inlet 112 is closed by the air inlet plate group 12, that is, when the air inlet plate group 12 is located at the first position, the air inlet 112 may be completely closed by the air inlet plate group 12, and the air inlet plate group 12 may also close part of the air inlet 112 as shown in fig. 2. Illustratively, in fig. 2, a portion of the air inlet 112 is disposed on the bottom wall of the base 11, and another portion of the air inlet 112 is disposed on the side wall of the base 11. When the air intake vent 112 is closed by the air intake vent group 12, the air intake vent group 12 is in a horizontal position to close a portion of the air intake vent 112 located at the bottom wall of the base 11. While the portion of the intake vent 112 located on the side wall of the base 11 is still in an open state so as to provide the smallest intake vent 112 of the front panel 1. In addition, in order to achieve smooth airflow when the air intake plate group 12 rotates to open the partial air intake located at the bottom wall, as shown in fig. 2, the partial air intake 112 located at the side wall of the base 11 is communicated with the partial air intake 112 located at the bottom wall of the base 11, that is, when the air intake plate group 12 closes the partial air intake 112 located at the bottom wall, that is, when the air intake plate group 12 is in a horizontal position, the lower end of the partial air intake 112 located at the side wall is formed by the air intake plate group 12.

In order to filter impurities in the indoor air, a filter member 4 is detachably installed in the intake air passage 6.

The structure of the air intake duct group 12 will be described below.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of an air intake plate group 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 4 is a top view of the air intake plate group 12 shown in fig. 3, and fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of fig. 4 at a-a. As shown in fig. 3-5, the air intake plate group 12 includes a decorative plate 121 and a reinforcing plate 122. The reinforcing plate 122 is disposed on the upper side of the decorative plate 121, that is, the decorative plate 121 is disposed on the lower side of the reinforcing plate 122. The projection of the reinforcing plate 122 on the decorative plate 121 is located inside the decorative plate 121. Specifically, the front panel 1 is hung from a ceiling, and the user looks at the front panel 1 from below. Since the reinforcing plate 122 is shielded by the decorative plate 121, the user can see only the decorative plate 121 to improve the aesthetic appearance of the panel 1.

In addition, the decorative plate 121 may be made of a decorative material such as acrylic plate. An antibacterial layer or an oil-resistant layer may be provided under the decorative plate 121 to keep the decorative plate 121 clean when the panel 1 is used in a toilet or a kitchen, etc. Further, the decorative plate 121 and the reinforcing plate 122 may be connected by means such as bonding, welding, crimping, fastener connection, or the like.

As further shown in fig. 5, a side of the reinforcement plate 122 facing away from the decorative plate 121 is provided with a protrusion extending in an axial direction of the decorative plate 121, so as to increase the bending resistance of the air intake plate group 12 at a position corresponding to the protrusion. Illustratively, in fig. 5, a reinforcing plate 122 is provided at an upper end of the decorative plate 121, and a boss portion is provided at an upper end of the reinforcing plate 122.

The convex part can be solid or hollow. Solid lobes have better strength than hollow lobes. Hollow bosses are lighter in weight than solid bosses.

Illustratively, referring to fig. 5, the boss may include a hollow first boss 123. The first protrusion 123 may be a hollow prism extending in the axial direction of the decorative plate 121. The edges of the prism body can be chamfered to avoid scratching people.

Alternatively, the first protruding portion 123 may be provided with a reinforcing bar 124 inside, and the reinforcing bar 124 can support the first protruding portion 123 inside, so as to improve the strength of the first protruding portion 123. The first boss 123 may be provided with an opening to facilitate an operator to place the reinforcing bar 124 within the first boss. The opening may be provided at one or both ends in the length direction of the first protrusion 123, or the opening may be provided at the upper end and/or the lower end of the first protrusion 123.

Note that, the length direction of the first protrusion 123 refers to the axial direction of the first protrusion 123, the height direction of the first protrusion 123 refers to the vertical direction, and the other direction perpendicular to both the length and the height of the first protrusion 123 is the width direction of the first protrusion 123.

Illustratively, when there is one opening of the first projection 123, the opening may be provided at one end of the first projection 123 in the longitudinal direction, i.e., the longitudinal section of the first projection 123 is U-shaped (the longitudinal section is a plane parallel to the axis of the first projection 123); or the upper or lower end of the open first projection 123, i.e., the lateral cross-section of the first projection 123 is U-shaped (the lateral cross-section is a plane perpendicular to the axis of the first projection 123). Fig. 5 illustrates an example in which the opening is provided at the lower end of the first boss portion 123, that is, the first boss portion 123 is provided with an opening facing the decorative plate 121 or below.

It should be noted that, when the opening is disposed at the lower end of the first protrusion 123, the opening may be correspondingly disposed with the reinforcing plate 122, so as to improve the strength of the air intake plate group 12; or the opening may be free of the reinforcement plate 122 to reduce the weight of the air intake plate assembly 12. Fig. 5 illustrates an example in which the reinforcing plate 122 is not provided at the opening of the first protrusion 123.

In fig. 5, the first protrusion 123 may include a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The first and third segments are spaced apart in the axial direction of the reinforcing plate 122, and both the first and third segments are bent and extend upward relative to the reinforcing plate 122. The second segment is connected between the first segment and the third segment. The first section, the second section, the third section and the decorative plate 121 positioned in the first protrusion 123 may form an accommodating space. The reinforcing bar 124 mentioned above may be disposed in the accommodating space.

For another example, when there are two openings of the first protrusion 123, the two openings may be respectively disposed at two ends of the first protrusion 123 in the length direction, that is, a central hole is disposed inside the first protrusion 123 along the axial direction thereof, and the central hole penetrates through two ends of the first protrusion 123 in the length direction; or the two openings are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the first protrusion part 123, that is, a central hole is arranged in the first protrusion part 123 along the axial direction thereof, and the central hole penetrates through both ends of the first protrusion part 123 in the height direction.

Optionally, the reinforcing bars 124 are annular in cross-section to reduce the weight of the air intake stack 12. The cross section of the reinforcing bar 124 may be a closed ring shape or a ring shape having a notch. Fig. 5 illustrates an example in which the reinforcing bar 124 has a ring shape having a notch, for example, a C-shape in cross section.

Alternatively, the reinforcing bar 124 may be fixedly coupled with the first boss 123. For example, fig. 7 is a schematic view of another direction of the reinforcing plate 122 and the reinforcing bar 124 shown in fig. 3, and in fig. 5 and 7, the second section of the first protrusion 123 may be provided with a mounting post 125. Threaded holes may be provided in the mounting posts 125. The bolt 2 may pass through the reinforcing bar 124 from bottom to top and be screwed with the threaded hole to fix the reinforcing bar 124 and the first boss 123.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the boss may further comprise a second boss 126. The second protrusion 126 and the first protrusion 123 may be spaced apart in the width direction of the air inlet plate group, so as to improve the strength of the air inlet plate group 12 in the width direction.

Wherein, the shape of the second protrusion 126 may be the same as or different from the shape of the first protrusion 123. For example, in fig. 5, the cross section of the first protrusion 123 may be rectangular, and the cross section of the second protrusion 126 may be triangular. The triangular second protruding portion 126 has an advantage of structural stability.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view at B-B of fig. 4, and as shown in fig. 5 and 6, a reinforcing rib 128 is connected between the second end of the first boss 123 and the first end of the second boss 126. The ribs 128 may connect the first protrusion 123 and the second protrusion 126 together to increase the strength of the air intake plate group 12.

Specifically, the reinforcing rib 128 is provided between the first boss 123 and the second boss 126. The second end of the first boss 123 refers to: the first boss 123 is near one end of the second boss 126. For example, the left end of the first projection 123 in fig. 5. The first end of the second boss 126 refers to: the second boss 126 is near one end of the first boss 123. For example, the right end of the second projection 126 in fig. 5.

The shape of the stiffener 128 may be triangular due to the stability advantage of the triangular shape. In this way, the height of the second end of the first protrusion 123 may be higher than the height of the first end of the second protrusion 126, so that the reinforcing rib 128 is triangular, which is beneficial to improving the structural strength of the air intake plate group 12. Wherein, the height of the second end of the first protrusion 123 refers to: the distance from the highest point of the second end of the first boss portion 123 to the decorative plate 121 is greater than the distance from the highest point of the first end of the second boss portion 126 to the decorative plate 121. For example, the left end of the first projection 123 is higher than the right end of the second projection 126 in fig. 5.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the reinforcing bead 128 may have a plate shape. The reinforcing rib 128 may be provided in plural, and the plural reinforcing ribs 128 may be arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the air inlet plate group 12. I.e., a certain distance is provided between two adjacent reinforcing ribs 128.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the second protruding portion 126 is provided with a plurality of grooves 127, and the plurality of grooves 127 are arranged at intervals in the axial direction of the second protruding portion 126. The arrangement of the opening of the groove 127 may refer to the arrangement of the opening of the first projection 123 mentioned above. In fig. 6, the recess 127 is shown as an example with an opening towards the decorative plate 121, i.e. downwards. Due to the spacing between two adjacent grooves 127, the cross section between the groove walls of two adjacent grooves 127 may be solid as shown in fig. 5, so as to increase the structural strength of the second protruding part 126.

Alternatively, referring to FIG. 7, each rib 128 is opposite one of the grooves 127, and the projection of each rib 128 is located within the groove 127 corresponding to that rib. That is, the ribs 128 are staggered with the groove walls of the groove 127 to enhance the strength of the second protrusion 126 in the length direction thereof.

The terms "upper" and "lower" are used for describing relative positions of the structures in the drawings, and are only for the sake of clarity, but not for limiting the scope of the present invention, and the relative relationship changes or adjustments are also considered to be within the scope of the present invention without substantial technical changes.

It should be noted that: in the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In addition, in the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the utility model has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A front panel is characterized by comprising a base provided with an air inlet, an air inlet plate group rotating relative to the air inlet and a driving source arranged on the base, wherein the driving source is used for driving the air inlet plate group to rotate so as to open or close the air inlet;

the air intake plate group comprises a decorative plate and a reinforcing plate arranged on one side of the decorative plate, and the reinforcing plate is provided with a protruding portion extending along the axial direction of the decorative plate.

2. The front panel according to claim 1, wherein the boss comprises a hollow first boss, and a reinforcing bar is provided in the first boss for supporting the first boss.

3. The front panel according to claim 2, wherein the first protruding portion is provided with an opening facing the decorative plate, and an accommodating space for accommodating the reinforcing bar is formed between the first protruding portion and the decorative plate.

4. The front panel according to claim 2, wherein the cross-section of the reinforcing strip is circular.

5. The front panel according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the boss further comprises a second boss provided at a distance from the first boss in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the decorative plate.

6. The front panel according to claim 5, wherein the second protruding portion is provided with a plurality of grooves, and the plurality of grooves are arranged at intervals along an axial direction of the second protruding portion; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the cross section of the second bulge is triangular.

7. The front panel of claim 6, wherein a stiffener is coupled between the second end of the first boss and the first end of the second boss.

8. The front panel according to claim 7, wherein the second end of the first boss has a height higher than a height of the first end of the second boss, and the reinforcing bead has a triangular shape.

9. The front panel as claimed in claim 7, wherein a plurality of said ribs are provided, each of said ribs being opposed to one of said grooves, and a projection of each of said ribs being located in said groove corresponding to said rib.

10. An air conditioner is characterized by comprising an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit is connected with the outdoor unit through a pipeline; the indoor unit comprises a shell and a front panel as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the shell and the front panel enclose a containing space for installing a fan and an evaporator.

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